Utilization of Waste Polymers for Flexible Pavement and Easy Disposal of Waste Polymers

Abstract

Solid waste management is the thrust area. Of this various waste materials, plastic waste, tyre waste and municipal solid waste are of great concern. On the other side, the road traffic is increasing. The traffic intensity is increasing. The load bearing capacities of the road are to be increased. Our present work is helping to take care of both these aspects. Plastic waste, consisting of carry bags, cups and thermocoles can be used as a coating over aggregate and this coated stone can be used for road construction. By this process a road of 1 Km length and 3.375M width of single lane can consumes 10, 00000 carry bags and the road strength is increased by 100 % and there is no pot hole formation. Secondly the waste tyres are powdered and the powder is blended with bitumen and this blend is used along with plastic coated aggregate. The mix polymer coated aggregate and tyre modified bitumen have shown higher strength. Use of this mix for road construction helps to use both plastics waste and tyre waste. Once the plastic waste is separated from municipal solid waste, the organic matter can be converted into manure and used. Our paper will discuss in detail the process and its successful applications.